Photo of a Opisthotropis cheni (Opisthotropis cheni)
Photo: luzhuoyu, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist
Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Not documented
Type
Watersnake
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Opisthotropis
Continents
Asia
Countries
1
How common
Recorded in 38 places on iNaturalist

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About

Opisthotropis cheni is a non-venomous water snake of the family Colubridae, found in China. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, evergreen forest, broadleaf forest, bamboo forest and 13 more. Recorded in 38 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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